FLY TYING ORIGINAL FLIES! THE FOLLOWING FLIES ARE ORIGINAL FLY PATTERNS CREATED, DESIGNED AND TRADE MARKED BY MARK BONAME. THESE ORIGINAL FLIES ARE GREAT FOR TROUT AND OTHER SPECIES AS WELL. CLICK ON THE PLATTE RIVER FLY SHOP SPECIALTY FLIES BUTTON ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS PAGE TO ORDER. SINCE SO MANY OF YOU HAVE REQUESTED THE TYING RECIPE FOR OUR ORIGINAL FLIES, WE HAVE PLACED TYING INSTRUCTIONS BELOW EACH PHOTOGRAPH.

----------------------------------------------------------------------HOOK: DAI RIKI 135 SIZE 18-22THREAD:UTC 70 IN RED, TAN, GRAY, BLACK, BROWN OLIVE, OLIVE COLOR TO MATCH FLYS BODYTAIL: DYED MALLARD FLANK TO MATCHBODY: THREAD WRAPPED WITH FINE WIRE TO GIVE SEGMENTATIONWINGCASE: ONE STRAND OF PEARL KRYSTAL FLASH OVER 1/8 STRIP OF THIN FOAM (FOAM COLOR TO MATCH)ABDOMEN: FINE AND DRY DUBBING OR PEACOCK HERLLEGS: MALLARD FLANK TO MATCH (SAME COLOR AS TAIL)------------------------------------------------------------------------TYING INSTRUCTIONS:1-TIE IN TAIL2-TIE IN FINE WIRE AND FORM BODY THEN WRAP WIRE FORWARD TO FORM SEGMENTATION3-TIE IN KRYSTAL FLASH FOLLOWED BY FOAM WING CASE4-TIE IN LEGS FORWARD5-DUB THORAX THEN DIVIDE LEGS FOLD BACK AND WRAP DOWN6-PULL OVER FOAM WING CASE AND TIE DOWN THEN PULL OVER STRAND OF FLASH OVER FOAM DOWN THE MIDDLE TO FORM A SPLIT OR TO GIVE THE ILLUSION OF TWO WING PADS.----------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENTS: DO NOT GET HUNG UP ON COLORS EXCEPT TO TRY AND MATCH THE COLOR OF MIDGES AND MAYFLIES IN YOUR AREA. I REALIZE MIDGES DO NOT HAVE WING PADS AS LARGE AS MAYFLIES, BUT I KNOW THE FISH TAKE THIS PATTERN FOR MIDGES IN SMALLER SIZES.----------------------------------------------------------------------